Ward 8 D.C. Councilman Marion Barry was hospitalized Thursday morning for dehydration, the office of the former mayor said. Dr. Clive Callendar, Barry’s longtime physician, said in a statement that Barry continues to “recover successfully” just seven months his Feb. 20 kidney transplant.
Barry, 73, suffers from diabetes and hypertension. He is expected to stay at Howard University Hospital for a “few days,” a spokeswoman said. He will miss Tuesday’s legislative meeting and his non-vote on one critical measure might be notable — the approval, or disapproval, of Ximena Hartsock as director of the Department of Parks and Recreation. The nomination, rejected by the parks and recreation committee Wednesday by a 4-1 vote, was too close to call.
